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Younger mismatched donors offer new hope for blood cancer patients

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 10:26
Blood cancer patients who cannot find a closely matched stem cell donor may have more transplant options than previously thought.

KAIST research opens new path toward releasing 'molecular lock' and reversing cell's fate

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 10:23
Once a cell has locked into an abnormal state — the way cancer cells do — can it ever be restored back to normal? A KAIST research team has identified the 'molecular lock' that keeps cells trapped in an altered state, opening a new path toward releasing that lock and reversing a cell's fate.

Pet food may be a contributor to long-chain PFAS exposure in dogs and cats

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 10:18
Researchers at the Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, have published two linked studies on PFAS exposure in companion animals.

Study links past COVID infection to stronger breathing response after brief arousals from sleep

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 10:05
COVID-19 can leave behind fatigue, breathing difficulties and neurological symptoms that persist long after the initial infection.

Antibodies for visualizing cell identity and tumor architecture

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 09:10
Whether you are characterizing cell state transitions, assessing organelle integrity, or building a multiplex immunofluorescence (IF) assay, you need reliable structural markers for your imaging.

Aging shifts memories from vivid details to bigger picture

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 01:26
Research from the University of East Anglia shows how our memories change with age and why specific details associated with past events can fade over time.

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy does not worsen depression symptoms

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 01:20
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Healthy Minds (CHM), along with UW–Madison Department of Educational Psychology and a multi-university team, have found no evidence that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) increased a risk of symptom worsening, in a meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Lancet review examines possible amyloid-beta transmission through blood transfusions

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 01:12
A review and opinion piece published in The Lancet and led by UCL (University College London) and UCLH researchers discusses the possibility that blood transfusions may inadvertently transmit harmful brain proteins, and whether additional safety measures are warranted as a precaution whilst further research is conducted to better understand these potential risks.

Younger lung cancer patients show more targetable gene alterations

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 01:09
Younger adults with non-small cell lung cancer are significantly more likely than older patients to have genetic alterations that can be matched with targeted therapies, according to a large international study led in part by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Scientists uncover safer way to tame cancer cell senescence

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 23:11
Stopping tumor growth is only half the battle. Rather than kill tumor cells, many cancer therapies can only push them into cellular senescence, a state in which cells stop dividing but do not die. These "undead" cells will continue to release signals that reshape the tumor environment.

Scientists create brain organoids with distinct cortical regional identity

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 23:07
The human brain is often described as one of the most complex structures in biology, and much of its power comes from how it's organized.

Potassium-competitive acid blockers match proton pump inhibitors for preventing bleeding after PCI

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 22:59
Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) increases the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).

Wake-activated brain circuits reveal what drives the urge to sleep

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 22:53
Researchers identified wake-activated neurons in the median raphe and anterior medial preoptic area that track sleep pressure and help regulate when and how deeply mice sleep. Manipulating these circuits altered NREM sleep, sleep-pressure accumulation, and rebound sleep, revealing key neural mechanisms underlying mammalian sleep homeostasis.

Capillaries drive new collateral artery formation after heart blockage

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 22:44
New research in mice challenges a long-standing view of how the heart builds backup blood vessels after a coronary artery blockage, showing that new collateral arteries arise primarily from capillaries rather than existing arteries.

Cross-generational friendships reshape brain synchrony in unexpected ways

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 22:42
The closer two people grow, the more alike their brains work– or so the assumption goes. Two ETH Zurich studies challenge this idea by examining the brain activity of younger and older adults who drew together over several weeks.

Digital program reduces anxiety and depression in adults with chronic medical conditions

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 22:38
A digital program combining guided movement, breathing and meditation exercises, and coping-skills training reduced anxiety and depression symptoms in adults with chronic medical conditions, according to a new study published August 20th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Puneeta Tandon of the University of Alberta, Canada, and colleagues.

Glioma microenvironment emerges as key target for future therapies

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 22:35
The prognosis for glioma patients remains extremely poor despite aggressive multimodal standard therapy: maximal safe resection, radiotherapy, and temozolomide chemotherapy, with median survival rarely exceeding 15 to 18 months.

Sprinters and non-athletes had similar gut diversity, but one key difference emerged

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 21:17
College sprint athletes showed a distinct gut microbial community structure, including higher abundance of Segatella copri and Bifidobacterium adolescentis, compared with non-athletic students. Their microbiomes also showed predicted enrichment of carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism pathways, while exploratory analyses linked several dietary factors with the signature bacteria.

Psilocybin may make the brain more organized than scientists expected

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 20:43
In 62 adults, researchers combined fMRI, EEG and machine learning to examine how psilocybin reshapes brain activity during rest, meditation, music and movie viewing. They found that context-sensitive neural organization tracked the intensity and quality of psychedelic experiences and was associated with next-day mindset change.

What happens to your diet when you get better at cooking?

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 20:08
Cooking-skills interventions were associated with healthier dietary behaviors in healthy adults, including greater fruit and vegetable intake, improved diet quality, and greater cooking confidence. However, the certainty of evidence was low to very low, and too little evidence was available to determine whether cooking skills affect nutritional status.

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